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prayer before meditation
Father, you created
me
and put me on
earth
for a purpose.
Jesus you died for
me
and called me
to complete your
work.
Holy Spirit,
you help me
carry
out the work
for
which I was
created
and called.
In your presence
and name, Father,
Son,
and Holy
Spirit,
I begin my
meditation.
May all
my thoughts
and
inspirations
have
their origin in you
and
be directed
to
your greater honor
and glory.
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Mark Link, S.J.Loyola University
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friday / wk 13 / thomas apostle / july 3
scribbles
You are built upon the foundation
laid by the apostles and prophets,
the cornerstone being Christ . . .
He holds the whole building
together and makes it grow into a
sacred temple. Ephesians 2:20-21
Years ago a delightful TV show
aimed mainly a children, but a lot
of adults enjoyed it, too. It featured
an artist who invited kids to make a
few scribbles on a clean sheet of
paper. Then the artist would create
something beautiful out of the
scribbles. One scribble became a
girl's ponytail; another a bird on a
branch. In a sense that's what God
did for us. After we messed up
ourselves us, he took us and
fashioned us into something
beautiful: the temple of God's living
presence on earth.
How ready am I to give God
whatever I have, believing that he
can and will make something
beautiful out of it.
You must shine like stars lighting
up the sky. Philippians 2:15
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week 186 - day 6
saturday / wk 13 / ord / july 4
God wants to use me
When Isaac was old and blind,
it was time to give the blessing
that would transfer his authority
to his firstborn, Esau. Jacob
tricked his blind father into believ-
ing that he was Esau. So Isaac
gave him his blessing. Genesis 27:27
This story gives us an insight
into how God dealt with biblical
peoples. God didn't manipulate
them like puppets. God didn't
program them, as we program a
computer. On the contrary, God
gave them the same freedom
that we have.
In other words, God worked
through their free actions, even
when these were sinful. The Esau
story contains and important
lesson: nothing--not even sin--can
frustrate God's plan of salvation.
How truly do I believe that God
wants to use me to achieve
things--inspite of my sinfulness?
Today's opportunities erase
yesterday's failures. Gene Brown
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